Adjustable lading strapping anchor



F. H. PIETZ$CH ADJUSTABLE LADING STRAPPING ANCHOR June 23, 1959 2Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Aug. 4, 1954 INVENTOR. FRANK H. PIETZSCH June 23,1959 F. H. PIETZSCH I 2,391,489

I ADJUSTABLE LADING STRAPPING ANCHOR Filed Aug. 4, 1954 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.xwmm

INVENTOR. .FRANK H. PIETZSCH Frank H. Pietzsch, Clayton, Mo, assignor,

nite Sttes 2,891,489 ADJUSTABLE LADING STRAPPING ANCHOR by mesneassignments, to Thrall Railway Devices Company, St.

This invention relates to lading strapping anchor means and particularlyto anchor means of ad ustable character for use in freight vehicles.

An object of this invention is to provide an improved anchor means whichcan be adjusted relative to the usual mounting means or posts in thefreight vehicle to adapt itself to tolerances or variations which occurduring construction of the vehicle in which the anchor means are placed.

It is an object to simplify the number and form of the partsconstituting the lading strapping anchor means so that the adjustmentfeatures thereof may be attained more economically.

It is also an object to provide an improved and simplified anchor meanswhich will e fectively fit into the walls of the freight Vehicle withoutcreating holes or gaps which are objectionable a d limit the generalusefulness of the vehicle.

"These and other objects and advantages will be pointed out in moredetail in connection with the disclosure of adjustable anchor meansherein preferred.

The present invention broadly consists in lading strapping anchor meanssecured in adjustable relation upon the vehicle side wall ,colurnnmembers, with the anchor means including a body having a strap engagingbar and a recess thereadjacent, and marginal projections about the bodyto engage with tongue and groove type lining tboards whereby anelfectiye seal is formed to prevent vehicle infestation from the resultof unclean vehicles.

The present invention further and more specifically consists in basemembers adapted to be secured to the .usual column members of thefreight vehicle wall assembly in predetermined spaced relation along thelength of such column members, and anchor means adjustably attached orengaged on the base members and adapted to fit with the usual vehiclewall lining boards. The invention also may consist in the provision ofanchor means directly and adjustably engaged upon the usual columnmembers and adapted tofit with the lining boards for the vehicle walls.The invention further consists in adjust- :able ianchor means varyingfrom the foregoing the -;details .of i-formland construction,but'em'bodying the principles hereof.

The invention in certain forms is disclosed in the accompanyingdrawings, wherein:

Fig l. -is a fragmentaryperspective .view of 'a portion of the vehiclewall column assembly and wall lining =boards showing the present ladingstrapping anchor m ns,

Fig. 2;is a fragmentary and enlargedfrontview ofthe lading strappinganchor means of Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 is a'transverse sectional view of the lading'strapp ng a h meansseen lcnsline fiin F g.2,

Big. ,4 is a longitudinal sectional view of the anchor means as seenalong line M4 in Fig. 2,

,Fig. 5 is a fragmentary front view of another form of .ladingstrapplnganchor means,

Fig, 6 is a longitudinal sectional view of the anchor mea s s en alon in66 n .5,

Fig. 7 is a transverse sectional view of the anchor m an seen lo line ii ,5,

Fig, 8 is a fragmentary front View of a further form o ladin appin an om an Fig. 9 is a transverse sectional view of the anchor means seenalong line 99 in Fig. 8,

Fig. 10 is a longitudinal sectional view of the anchor m an se a n l n 1-1 ig,- 3,

Fig. 11 is a fragmentary transverse sectional view t r u t l a o he fo mo t e p e e t lading s ppi anchor means,

Fig. 12 is a longitudinal sectional View of the lading strapping anchormeans of Fig. 11 as seen along line 12-42 thereo Fig. 13 is afragmentary transverse sectional view through yet anothe fo m f the lain st pp g an mean of h s in enti n,

Fig. 14 is a longitudinal sectional view of the anchor means of Fig. 13as seen alongline 14-l4 thereof,

Fig. l5 is a fragmentary front elevational iew of a vehicle wall columnmember adapted to receive lading strapping anchor means of the formshown in Fig. 13.

Fig. 16 is a fragmentary front elevational view of a vehicle wall columnmember adapted to receive lading app ng nchor means of the form shown inFig. 11.

Fig. 17 is a transverse sectional View of the column mem er -.shown inFile 1 15 seen n n t e f, and

Figs. 18 and 19 are respectively a fragmentary front elevational view ofa modified column member adapted to receive an anchor means of the formshownin Fig. 11, and a transverse sectional view along line 19 l9 ofFig. 18.

With reference to Figs. 1 to 4, the lading strapping anchor means isshown on the usual metal column member formed with an inner flange 11,an outer flange i2 and a connecting web '13. The column Ill is usuallyassociated with a nailing post 14 located adjacent the web 13 and outerflange 12. The column and post assembly are duplicated at spacedintervals along the vehicle walls, and the same are enclosed by asuitable outer wall sheeting 15 (Fig. 3). A typical vehicle Wallconstruction of this character may be better understood upon referenceto Patent No. 2,610,587 issued to Frank H. Pietzsch on September 16,1952.

The inner sheathing of such a freight vehicle may, as

in the present invention, consist of a plurality of boards to certain ofwhich are secured to the nailing posts 14 by suitable means 17. Each ofthe boards 16 may be of tongue and groove type in which the tongue 18along one edge fits into a groove 19 along the adjacent edge of anotherboard 16, as is Well understood.

The lading strapping anchor means shown in Figs. 1 to 4 includes a basemember 29 having a curved or recessed face 2-1 terminating at twoopposite margins in wing tabs '22. The other two margins are adapted tobe welded, as by the weld material 23, to the face of column flange 11at a predetermined place along the vertical length thereof. A pluralityof these base members 26 may be spaced along the column flange 11 toreceive the anchor bodies 24 in vertically adjustable fitted relation.

Each anchor body :24 consists in a casting or otherwise shapedmember-havinga thickness substantially equal to the thickness of theboards 16 so as to fit flush with such boards (Fig. ,1).

The anchor body '24 is provided with a lading strap engaging'bar 25 setflush with the front face and flanked .on opposite sides by openings 26which afford access bebind the bar 25. The rear face of the body 24 isopen between the vertical body portions 27 (Fig. 3), and inwardlydirected tabs 28 are formed on each body portion 27 to engage and slidebehind the wing tabs 22 on the base member 20. The upper and lowermargins of the face openings 26 in the body 24- are formed with inwardlydirected flanges 29 (Fig. 4), the flanges 29 being extended behind thebar 25, as shown in Fig. 2. The upper margin of the body 24 has aprojecting tongue 30, and each vertical side margin has a similarprojecting tongue 31, all as shown in Figs. 1, 3 and 4. The lower marginof the body 24 is formed with a front projection 32.

in assembly and after an appropriate number of the individual basemembers 20 have been welded to the column flange 11, the lining boards16 are laid up from the vehicle floor in the normal manner of tongue andgroove boards with securing means 17 engaging the nailing post 14. Asthe boards reach a base member 21) one of the bodies 24 is slipped overthe wing tabs 22 with the engaged by the tongues 18 and body projectionto"' form a sealed joint.

The advantage with the described assembly is that the body 24 lies flushin the wall lining boards and its margins are fully sealed with theseboards so as to be vermine proof and capable of retaining bulk ladingout of the wall spaces when needed.

Since the body 24 has the openings 26 at each side of the bar 25, it isformed to fit about the base 20 so that the face 21 of the base 20 actsas a guide to conduct the end of a lading strap (not shown) into and outof the space (Fig. 3) behind the bar 25. Also, body portions 27 closelyfit with the base wing tabs 22, and in turned flanges 29 on the body 24are formed to fit with the face 21 of the base 20, to seal off the openrear area of the body 24. Another advantage of this form of theinvention is that the body 24 may be moved relative to the wing tabs 22on base 20 to accommodate variations in the lining boards 16 and yetretain a strong engagement with the base which resists the pull exertedby a lading strap upon the bar 25.

Another form of this invention is shown in Figs. 5, 6 and 7. The basemember comprises a plate having the side flanges 36 (Fig. 7),longitudinal margins 37 (Fig. 6), and outturned and reversely directedwing tabs 38 which are formed in the process of forming a centralopening 39 therein. This opening 39 exposes a portion of the columnflange 11 so that weld material may be deposited therein to fix the baseon the flange 11.

A modified body 40 is used with the base 35 as, as before pointed out,the body 41) has a front face provided with an integral recessed portion41 which is substantially rectangular in the view of Fig. 6 and curvedin the View of Fig. 7. The curved form of this recessed portion 41provides access behind a lading strap engaging bar 42 which has its endswelded to the body 40 (Fig. 6). Body 46) is also formed with sideprojections or flanges 43 which are spaced opposite base flanges 36 toreceive the projecting rabbeted end portions 44 of the boards 16. Thelongitudinal margins of body 40 are also formed at the upper side with aprojecting tongue 45 to engage a board groove 19 and at the lower sidewith a right angular flange having the flange portions 46 and 47 adaptedto engage with a board tongue 18. The rear face of body 4% adjacent theside flanges 43 is formed with mounting tabs 48 which are adapted toslidably engage with the base tabs 38 upon mounting the body.

The assembly of the modified base 35 and body 40 is carried out asdescribed for the form of this invention described in Fig. l, andtheadvantages thereof are similar.

A further form of this invention is disclosed in Figs. 8, 9 and 10. Theanchor means hereof comprises an integral body 50 having a centrallycurved recessed portion 51 between upper and lower facing portions 52.The portions 52 are provided with openings 53 to receive securing means54 which extend rearwardly through vertically elongated apertures 55 inthe column flange 11. Threaded holding means or nuts 56 engage the means54 for clamping the body 50 in position of adjustment vertically alongflange 11. In the previous forms the body was mounted on the columnflange by base means fixed to the flange. The present anchor meansincludes the body 50, but the base means now is considered to be themeans 54 which still performs the securing function as before. Now basemeans 54 which secures body 50 can move relative to the column flangewithout detracting from the adjustability of the anchor means as awhole. Thus the underlying principles hereof are not altered to anygreat extent.

The body 50 is formed with an upper projecting tongue 57 to fit withboard groove 19, a lower marginal groove 58 defined by the front andrear projections 58, and opposite side spaced projections or flanges 60.The groove 53 has a central boss or obstruction 59 required for themeans 54. The boss 60 requires that the tongue 18 be cut away at 61 toassure the sealed fit, and spaced flanges are adapted to receive therabbeted ends 44 of the boards 16 which abut the sides of the body 50.The assembly of body 50 is carried out in accordance with the principlesdescribed for the anchor means of Fig. 1.

Since the foregoing sets forth the details of form and assembly ofcertain forms of the present invention, the following modifications willbe described in relation to sectional views thereof.

In Figs. 11 and 12, the anchor means comprises a base 62 of flat plateform secured to the column flange 11 by welding at 63 along oppositemargins. The base has opposite tabs 64 which project beyond thelongitudinal side margins of flange 11, past 14' being rabbeted at 65 toreceive the flange and other means also. The body 66 is an integrallyformed part having a curved recessed face 67 framed between side margins68. A lading strap engaging bar 69 is secured in the recess flush withthe face of the body and between the side margins 68., The side marginsof body 66 are formed with front projections or flanges 70 (Fig. 11) andrear projections or flanges 71 spaced by body side walls 72. Body sidewalls 72 also carry inwardly directed tabs 73 which are adapted toslidably engage the tabs 64 on the base 62 upon mounting the body uponthe base. Upper body margin (Fig. 12) is formed with a projecting tongue74- fitting with a board groove 19, and lower body margin is formed witha front projection or face flange 75 which abuts a board tongue 18.Thus, the body 66 has a sealed fit along its margins with the upper andlower boards, and the side flanges 70 and 71 fit with the adjacentrabbeted ends 44 of boards 16.

The modified form of anchor means disclosed in Figs. 13, 14 and 15includes a body 77 having a curved recessed face 78 framed between sidemargins 79. A lading strap engaging bar 80 is secured in the recessflush with the body face and between the side margins 79. The body sidewalls 81 are formed with front projections or flanges 82 and rearprojections or flanges 83. The side walls 81 each have inwardly directedtabs 84 which are rearwardly off-set relative to flanges 83. The uppermargin of the body 77 is provided with a projecting tongue 85 adapted tofit with the groove 19 in a lining board. The lower margin is providedwith a front projection or flange 86 to abut a lining board tongue 18.

The body 77 of Figs. 13 and 14 is adapted to be mounted on a vehiclecolumn member of modified form.

The column is provided with an outer flange 87, a web 88 and an innerflange 89 including a marginal tab edge 90 engaged by one of the bodytabs 84 and by an opposite tab edge 91 extending adjacent the web 88 tobe engaged by the opposite body tab 84. A nailing post 92 is setadjacent the column flange 87 and web 88, and is rabbeted at 93 toreceive the body tab 84 and flange $3. In Fig. 15, the column has itstab 91 cut away at the top to form a notch 94 which permits the bodies77 to be moved into position where the respective tabs 84 may be passedbehind the column tabs 90 and 91 preparatory to sliding the bodiesdownwardly on the column until they are fully engaged, as shown by Fig.13. The lining boards 16 may then be placed, with certain of the boardsprovided with rabbeted ends 44' to be embraced between the body flanges82 and 83.

The advantage of the last described anchor means resides in its greaterflexibility of assembly, as the mounting base is formed by the columnflange 89 directly. This allows an infinite adjustment of the bodies 77along the column so that lining boards of variable widths may beemployed with ease.

Figs. 16 and 17 disclose a modified column useful with the bodies 66disclosed in Fig. 11. The usual Z-shaped column, having outer flange 95,web 96 and inner flange 97, is provided with a full length base plate 98which is wider than the inner flange 97 to form marginal tabs 99 at eachside of the flange 97. The upper end portions of the marginal tabs 99are cut away to form notches 100 which permit slidable assembly of thebodies 66 from the notches 100. The assembly procedure has been detailedin connection with the disclosure of Fig. 15.

Figs. 18 and 19 disclose a further modified column which may be used inplace of the column described in Figs. 16 and 17. The modified column isof H-shape having an outer flange 101, a web 102, and an inner flange103. The upper end portion of flange 103 at its side margins is notchedat 104 to permit slidable assembly of anchor bodies of the forms shownat 66 and 77 respectively in Figs. 11 and 13.

It should now be apparent that in each form of the invention disclosedherein the anchor means is securely engaged to withstand lading strainthrough the strap engaging bar means. Such strain is passed into theadjustable bodies and thence to the vehicle wall column members. Thebodies and base members, whether attached to or integral with thecolumns, fully seal off the interior wall space from the vehicleinterior so that bulk lading may be transported interchangeably withpackage or crate lading. The anchor means being sealed at all pointsprevents vehicle infestation as thorough cleaning of bulk lading remainscan be assured. It is further pointed out that the present forms ofanchor means will provide an adjustment of the anchor body along thecolumns so that economics of vehicle construction or repair may berealized.

What is claimed is:

In a lading transporting vehicle, in combination, a

structural column having a vertically extending flange including a flatface having opposite vertically extending edges, a plurality of wallboards having tongue and groove connections with one another anddisposed in engagement with said flat face to define a wall sheathabutting said flange, said wall sheath having at least one openingformed therein in front of said vertical flange to expose said flatface, an anchor body disposed in said opening, the forward side of saidanchor body including a lading strap receiving bar, said anchor bodyhaving a recess formed therein beneath said bar and extending toopposite sides of the bar, a base member fixed to the flat face of saidvertical flange and extending laterally outwardly of said verticallyextending edges, the opposite lateral portions of said base memberdefining tab portions, said body having formed on the lateral portionsof the rear side thereof oppositely directed tab portions extendinginwardly toward each other, each of said body tab portions having asurface facing toward the forward side of said anchor body for engagingthe rear surfaces of the tab portions of said base member, said anchorbody having a surface formed thereon facing the rear side of said anchorbody, said last mentioned surface being parallel to and spaced from saidsurfaces on the body tab portions and forming a bearing surface formaintaining the tab portions of said body in engagement with the tabportions on the base member, the tab portions on said body and saidcolumn having a vertical dimension substantially equal to that of a wallboard, the tab portions on said body being slidable in a verticaldirection and being interlocked with the tab portions fixed to saidcolumn such that said forward side of the anchor body is substantiallyflush with the faces of the adjacent wall boards, said body means alsohaving formed along the opposite lateral portions thereof flangesextending outwardly away from the center of said body at the forwardside of the body and flanges extending outwardly away from the center ofsaid body at the rear side of the body, said flanges defining along eachlateral portion of said body a pair of spaced oppositely facing surfacessubstantially parallel to one another, said spaced oppositely directedsurfaces along each lateral portion of said body means engagingoppositely directed faces of an associated wall board, the associatedwall board having a recessed portion formed therein for receiving theassociated outwardly extending flange of the anchor body whereby theanchor body fits substantially flush with the face of the associatedwall board.

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